- Date
- May 18, 1985, 21:00 local (May 19, 1985, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Durand, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50125Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850518023219A
- Case key
- 13070
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - starvationFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
Fuel tank selector position - improperCause
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Procedures/directives - misjudgedFactor
Diverted attentionFactor
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Object - tree(s)Factor
Wing - separation
Analysis
While on a night flight the acft experienced a complete loss of engine power. An emergency landing was made to a road. During the landing the right wing of the acft strucka street sign & power pole. The plt stated to the authorities that the acft had experienced fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50125
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069077
- Airframe hours
- 3,723
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James M Tuschen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 31, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 55C · Dodgeville, WI
- Destination
- IC8 · Rockford, IL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 196 total · 170 in this make and model · 162 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RFD, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.